athr is what i believe, not only an art gallery but an art center that gathers artists from all around the region and expose them to each other and to the world !!
what i love about athr gallery is that it cares about the concept as much as the execution and look of the artwork. it raises the bar for all art galleries and ateliers in saudi

last year young saudi artists 1 was held and it exposed a lot of amazing artists !!

i can’t wait to see you all there
i’ll publish sneak peeks of the artwork during the exhibition opening !
come come come and share the love !!

follow athr on twitter for more updates and questions @AthrArtGallery

remember the sneak peak post ?
well, that was my work for most competitive youth competition [create and inspire]  

and i was SO LUCKY enough to be one of the 10 winners !!
so,

i went to GCF – Riyadh

طلعت عالمسرح و أخدت شهادة!

فزت المركز ٣ !! woot woot

شفت فايزين السنة اللي فاتت وسارت عندي فراشات في بطني

أتعرفت على باقي الفايزين !!

and i absolutely LOVED THEM <3

أتعرفت عالرياض الجميلة!!

زرنا معرض حلو في برج المملكة، مع سارة و آلاء و رنين

أعطوني شي إلكتروني هدية عشان في صح عند بطاقتي

طلعت تحت أكتر عنوان راندوم في الحياة في جريدة الحياة كأني بأستعرض لڤوچ و أنا بأشمق ! حلو كدا؟

و أخيراً، عرضت أول عمل تركيبي ليّا في المتحف البريطاني!

more exciting things to come! can’t wait <3

شكل الشارع، رائحته، إحساسه هي الأشياء التي تقرأ من خلالها نفسية المدينة و سكانها
فن الشارع هي إحدى الوسائل التي لطالما استخدمها الناس للتعبير عن الآراء السياسية، الإجتماعية،
الشخصية…  من خلال النظر لجدران المدينة عبر السنين ستستطيع قراءة تاريخها و تطورها!

حساب في تمبلر يحاول جمع صور لهذه المماراسات، سواء كانت فنيّة أو مجرد خرابيش على الجدران.

http://saudistreetart.tumblr.com/

شاركوا بصوركم !!

so i ran into these cool infographics by Matthew M. Laskowski !!

this one is really funny lol

Influence Map Template

“Edge of Arabia Jeddah: We Need to Talk, curated by Mohammed Hafiz and co-curated by Edge of Arabia founder Stephen Stapleton, will open on 19th January 2012 in a stunning 1000 square meter space in the Al Furusia Marina, a magnificent new development on the Jeddah Corniche overlooking the Red Sea.

Ranging from video to sculpture to installation, the exhibition will feature over 40 new works by Saudi’s emerging contemporary artists, including: Abdulnasser Gharem
Ahmed Angawi, 
Ahmed Mater,
 Ayman Yossri Daydban, 
Eyad Maghazil, 
Hala Ali, 
Hamza Serafi, 
Ibrahim Abumsmar, 
Jowhara AlSaud, 
Manal Al-Dowayan,
Maha Malluh, 
Noha Al-Sharif, 
Nasser Al-Salem, 
Sami Al-Turki, 
Sarah Abu Abdullah
Saddek Wasil.“

i really can not wait to see the work of the amazing artists listed above, i assure you it’s gonna be amazing!!
do NOT MISS IT !!

the invader

they’re invading the hijaz !!!! WATCH OUT

Foremost Iranian artist, Parviz Tanavoli, was a founder member of Saqqakhaneh a term coined for an artistic movement which began in 1960s Iran and which sought to integrate popular symbols of Shi’a culture in art,a spiritual Pop Art as it has been described.

Parviz always inspired me with how he uses letters as if they were alive, and the consistency of his work is something i always try to achieve in my own work !
he has long been inspired by the word Heech “هح” ¬ meaning nothing – used by local iranians as “sigh” which has created in numerous and ever more ambitious forms.

i was lucky enough to absorb one in front of my vey eyes, and i TOUCHED IT !! last time i was in Dubai at opera gallery DIFC